Reps’ 2-man team to monitor evacuation of Nigerians stucked as FG shifts evacuation flight from Poland to Nigeria

The Leader of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, and the Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Buba Yakubu are in the Ukraine borders to oversee the evacuation of stranded Nigerians from Poland.

This follows the resolution by the House to send a delegation to the troubled nation to monitor the evacuation of stranded Nigerians in the war-torn country.

But the Air Peace chartered flight scheduled to evacuate Nigerians fleeing Ukraine from Poland on Thursday has been put on hold courtesy of Nigeria’s government.

According to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs official, Bolaji Akinremi, the flight was postponed due to the delay in preparing passengers for the check-in process.

The flight has now been scheduled for Friday morning.

About 2,000 Nigerians have fled Ukraine, amid a Russian invasion, to neigbouring countries, according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama.

The Federal Government on Wednesday said it has approved $8.5m for the evacuation of citizens.

According to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada, the countries where the pickup flights would be headed include – Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania.

Two flights from Air Peace and one from Max Air are expected to carry out the evacuation exercise.